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DERIVATION IMPROPRE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

A process in which the grammatical function of an existing word is changed.

OBS

For example, the name "e-mail" becomes the verb "to e-mail".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts
DEF

Dérivation qui ne recourt pas à des suffixes.

CONT

La dérivation impropre dont la classe cible est le nom est plus importante que celle dont la classe cible est l'adjectif : blanc (adj) - le blanc (n. m. l'espace blanc); périodique (adj) - le périodique (n. m. la publication).

Spanish

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